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Let me wrap this up by giving you a quick summary:
1.If someone tells you that all the apps in the multitasking bar are running, using up memory or sucking power, they are wrong. He is wrong, many apps are allowed to continue.
2.When you hit the home button, an app moves from Active to Background and quickly to the Suspended state where it no longer uses CPU time or drains power. Wrong again many times when the phone is locked and continues to heat up form some app running.
3.An app may request an additional 10 minutes of Background running to complete a big task before becoming Suspended. So this point contradicts the previous point, making my point.
4.If memory is becoming scarce, iOS will automatically move Suspended apps into the Not Running state and reclaim their memory.
5.Five classes of apps - audio, GPS, VOIP, Newsstand and accessory apps - and some built-in apps such as Mail may run indefinitely in the background until they complete their task. Again this proves his previous point is wrong. It is up to the app developer to declare what type of app it is.
Listen folks, don't want to clear out your apps from the multi-tasking area then no longer complain about battery life. I usually don't clear my apps out of there until I see the battery draining at a fast rate or I am low on battery and don't want to take the chance of an app sucking battery and running for 10 minutes after I use it.
Listen folks, don't want to clear out your apps from the multi-tasking area then no longer complain about battery life. I usually don't clear my apps out of there until I see the battery draining at a fast rate or I am low on battery and don't want to take the chance of an app sucking battery and running for 10 minutes after I use it.
I agree with Joker Eh. I have been caught more than once with a low battery when I didn't expect it, usually because an app using GPS didn't quit.
For those with jailbreak, install remove background, available from Cydia. A double tap on my status bar instantly removes all apps in the background.
I can't say I've ever had battery issues on any of my iOS devices and I almost never clear out the most recently used apps (I sometimes have to close Words With Friends to get it to run properly). So far, all we have are opinions on that subject. I'll be persuaded only when I see real data showing a direct correlation between excessive battery drain and the number of apps in the recently-used area.
I never close items in the recently used apps unless it's a misbehaving app that I need to kill and restart. I have never noticed any significant battery drain. Currently I only have my iPad 2 but used to also own an iPhone 4.
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Originally Posted by fjnmusic
So why it that all the fandroids out there seem to think multi-tasking is a good thing? Wouldn't they suffer a similar hit with battery life?
It is a good thing for those of us that know it exists and how to use it and know what to do when the battery is draining quickly. I know of a couple of users of iPhones who have no idea about multi tasking area.
It is a good thing for those of us that know it exists and how to use it and know what to do when the battery is draining quickly. I know of a couple of users of iPhones who have no idea about multi tasking area.
The author of the article (Speirs) knows there can be a battery drain issue when his own conclusion states ... "The system handles almost every case for you and well written audio, GPS, VOIP, Newsstand and accessory apps will handle the rest.
The problem is that the system doesn't handle every case for you, and not all GPS & VOIP Apps are "well written"
So why it that all the fandroids out there seem to think multi-tasking is a good thing? Wouldn't they suffer a similar hit with battery life?
I have an Android now(switched to Wind, saving $$ monthly vs having iPhone was more worth it to me). I have had 3 different handsets now and none of them can come close to the battery life of my previous iPhones. The OS drains a lot of battery even when you are doing nothing with the phone. If you look at any Android forum there is always one thing you will notice. TONS of posts about battery life. The difference between iOS and Android battery life problems is that the Android battery problem IMHO is a lot worse.
I think that is one of the reasons they always complain about no removable battery on the iPhone, cause some Android phones you probably need to carry around an extra battery with you lol..
I have an Android now(switched to Wind, saving $$ monthly vs having iPhone was more worth it to me). I have had 3 different handsets now and none of them can come close to the battery life of my previous iPhones. The OS drains a lot of battery even when you are doing nothing with the phone. If you look at any Android forum there is always one thing you will notice. TONS of posts about battery life. The difference between iOS and Android battery life problems is that the Android battery problem IMHO is a lot worse.
I think that is one of the reasons they always complain about no removable battery on the iPhone, cause some Android phones you probably need to carry around an extra battery with you lol..
Your post goes a long way to explaining the importance of this long battery life feature in a smart phone. Or lack thereof.
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